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Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

DirectingBorn September 30, 1938Died June 2, 1996 (age 57)Manila, Philippines

Biography

Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996) was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for melodramas with feminist and moral themes, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Pagdating sa Dulo (1971), Nunal sa Tubig (1976), Manila by Night (1980), Himala (1982), and Working Girls (1984). Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.

Filmography

2025Movie
2024
Brocka x Bernal

as Self (archival footage)

Movie
2012
Himala Ngayon

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1993
Noli Me Tangere

as Kapitan Valentin

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentDirecting
BirthdaySeptember 30, 1938
Day of DeathJune 2, 1996
Place of BirthManila, Philippines
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